To give some context to this figure, this would mean Russia has suffered more fatal casualties in Ukraine than the U.S. suffered in every war since 1945 and the Soviet Union suffered in Afghanistan; combined.

An absolutely staggering amount.

From 2014 to 2021, Cuellar and his wife accepted nearly $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled energy company and a bank in Mexico, and in exchange, Cuellar agreed to advance the interests of the country and the bank in the U.S., according to the indictment.

Zelenskyy spokesman Nykyforov says that Ukraine and Switzerland are organising a Peace Summit where countries that respect international law and the UN Charter should develop a common negotiating position and submit it to Russia. pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/…

“Fight to negotiate” is one hell of a losing strategy. Maddening. (This thinking is anathema to my old intel and specops world. Not part of our DNA. It does not exist.).

“A significant number of [ATACMS] that were ordered years ago … is now hitting at just the right time to be able to support how we're supporting Ukraine without taking a hit to readiness.” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Folks, how is “elect me and I’ll make sure Ukraine wins the war” not a winning electoral message?